St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-04
The Defense in the Long Trial Of ]. D.
Martin for the Murder Of
Buck Moore.
Nroceedings of the Board Of Education
Two More Annual Reports
Sent In.
Or. Quinn Asks an Injunction to Keep
DR.. Markoe From the Coroner
ships Duties.
The Third Insane Hospita1--Amuse-
ments Last Night Many Minor
Notes of News.
MIR. sCouGALE's CHARACTER.

The Principal Testimony Hor thC
Defense of Martin for Murder IS as
to the Character of the states Wit
nesses.
In the Martin trial yesterday the state
concluded its case and Mr.. Ryan. counsel
for defense addressed the jury briefly.
Nearly all the testimony for the defense
was concluded and the defendant will be
put upon the witness stand this morning.
S. E. Hopes. one of the proprietors Of
the Windsor hotel, Minneapolis, produced
the hotel register and found a name reSem-
bling u. Martin" on March II, who next
morning left his overcoat and said he was
going to the Transfer to receive some stock.
There was no middle letter ID" in the
signature.
THE DEFENSE.
At this point Mr.. Egan rested his case
and Mr.. Ryan addressed the jury, saying
his side of the case was very short as there
was little in it. He said to the jnry'
You have seen how defendant has been
traied, and we suppose you have noticed the
character of the witnesses. We shall intro
duce few witnesses. Beginning with defend
ant and Burlington, and starting from Bur-
lngton at 5 O'clock arriving in Minneapolis
at 1855 in the evening. He met deceased and
another man on the street. Defendant went
to bed at $50, etc. Why was not all the
property all of it found on his person
produced here? Because it would have ac-
counted for what he was doing that day; be-
cause it would have shown that it is entirely
impossible for him to have committed this
crime according to the theory OF the prosecu-
ton. All of our case is to account for de-
PENDANT for about forty-eight hours.
G. H. Dickey, now of Racine, Wis.,, form
erly of Valley City, Dak., testified that he
had been acquainted with defendant about
four years. He knew Frank j. Scougale, OF
Valley City. Had two or three conversations
with Scougale about Martins case. One OF
these conversations was in Scougale'S saloon
about the time Martins wife died. Scougale
said he had made one bull in teStifying i'll the
Martin case and that his going to st. Paul in
the first place was all wrong. After Scougel
returned from the coronerS inquest he told
witness that if he had been asked what kind
of a knife it was without seeing it he could
not have told whether it had black
or white handle. Witness was familiar with
Scougale'S general reputation in that COM
munity, and his reputation for truth and
veracity was bad. He was familiar with
Martins reputation also, and for truth and
veracity it was good. Martins general dis
position and character in business relations
was good. Witness was member of the
lower house of the territorial legislature in
1881; came here at his own expense. The
people in Valley City were very much divided
up into political factions, which were very
hostile toward each other. Witness could
give names of those who had been heard to
impeach Scougale; one was Alfred H. Gray.
now mayor of Valley City: another was
Herbert Root, president of bank. This was
the Root who had the trouble about lady
relative who died under peculiar circum-
stances.
George L. Lehman, Sanborn, Oak, testified
that he had known Scougale for three Or four
years. His general reputation in Sanborn
and Valley City was bad. He remembered
meeting him in his saloon last fall, when he
sdid there was more money in coming to st.
Paul 10 testify in the Martin case than in
STAYING at home. Witness had known Martin
for about three years, and while he resided
at Sanborn his reputation was good. Since
this case came up had heard number OF
people sar they would not believe Scougale
under oath. j. c. Evans, of Valley City,
corroborated the previous witness. A. ID.
Maris, in the livery and feed business at Val
ley City, testified that he had known ScougalC
for three years. His general reputation il
both Sanhorn and Valley City was bad
In October last Scougale had told witness if
his testimony hung Martin he would never
forgive himself; also, that he could not have
told whether it was black or white handled
knife; that he could not be positive about
the knife. and that he would not come to St
Paul to testify unless "they" put up $500
Scougale said they had centered on him tC
tin for fifteen years; had once employed hin
in Sanborn. Martins reputation was good
Frank B. Pease, farmer near Valley City
testified that he had known Scougale fol
three or four years. Did not know Scougale's
reputation in Sanborn, but in Valley City i
was bad. Had known Martin about twenty
or twenty-five years and his reputation wa:
good. H. /. Cleveland, of St. Paul, testified t
having reported the stock yards murder, ant
to having interviewed Frank Scougale as t.
the knife found in pen 40. j. G. Mari testi
fled that he had known Frank Scougale since
1883 and that he had
A BAD REPUTATION
at Valley City. He had known Martin TO
twenty-five years and had seen Buck Moor
once in Iowa and once at the Transfer
j. S. Welpton, Salem, Henry coun y. Ia.
testified that he had known Martin all his life
He saw Martin in Salem March III last. Mar
tin had a good reputation. On cross-exami
nation Judge Egan asked: "Wasn't your ties
timony once impeached in law suit il
1owa?"
mo, SIR"
Wasn't there four or FIVE men who swor
they wouldn't believe you under oath?"
Yes, sir. and there were about forty VIII
said they would
'Who were the men who said they wouldn'
believe your"
1.-The worst enemies ever had
"How did it come out?'
. 81 won my CASE
John Mendenhall had known Martin all hit
life. He testified that Martin had alway
been quiet and peaceable citizen.
c. A. Miller, st. Paul, a lawyer, testlfie
that he had known Frank ScougRle at Vale
City. He did not think his reputation ha
been very good. He also knew Martin.
what was Martins reputation as to trut
and veracity?" asked Mr.. Ryan.
LAS rule, it was good in everything excep
trading horses. And in trading horses-weu
he just knew how to trade horses
Witness testified that he wrote some of tn
questions which Mr.. Ryan asked Fran
Scougale.
Mrs. Davis, of the Davis hotel at the Trans
fer, who testified for the prosecution, was IT
called by the defense. She testified tha
Moore ate supper ut the house at about ia
o'clock.
Mr.. Ryan said that he had but one NOR
witness beside the defendant, Mr.. Ellis
who was not in the city. He asked til
court to adjourn until to-day, when he e2
pected that Mr.. Ellis would be present
Mr.. Ryan said it was an important poi1
that he wanted to bring out, and it was hi
desire to get all the testimony in before
placed Mr., Martin in the chair to testify il
his own behalf. Judge Wilkin said he wa
disposed to allow the defendant the benef
of all material testimony, as counsel ha
arranged it. and accordingly adjourne
court until to-day at 10 o'clock.
THE BOARD RECOMMENDS.
Numerous Changes in COnd uctiu